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The '''Word Bearers''', originally known as the '''Imperial Heralds''' and the '''Iconoclasts''', is the '''XVII Legion''' of the original twenty [[Space Marine Legion|Space Marine Legions]]. They were the first of the nine Legions which betrayed the [[Emperor of Mankind|Emperor]], becoming the first known [[Chaos Space Marine|Chaos Space Marines]], pledging their allegiance to their [[Primarch]] [[Lorgar]] and to [[Chaos Undivided]].{{Fn|1}}
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[[Image:Bearing the Word (Paul Dainton).jpg|thumb|right|A [[Daemon World]] ruled by the Word Bearers]]
